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Artist Jay Shells has traveled through New York City, putting up signs with rap lyrics at the specific places the streets are referred to in the songs, creating a visual map of the city in an original form of art.

When we experiment with the social and economic architecture we organically manifest sustainable symbiotic relationships and start to reveal the creative potential of collectively working together in harmony. We realize the fabric of society doesn’t dissolve when we unravel the threads of capitalist hierarchy.

I believe that the way to empower women in the developing world is to understand what is happening to and with women the world over. As Hilary Clinton said, ‘Women’s rights are human rights.’ What’s going to change the paradigm is to better educate women in the developed world and help ignite a movement that supports women globally.

The Obama Administration today announced 36 new states, local governments, and school districts have joined President Obama’s Better Buildings Challenge. These new commitments total nearly 300 million square feet in job-creating building energy upgrades, equivalent to more than 130 Empire State Buildings.

“Taking simple steps, like installing drought resistant plants on a roof surface or painting roofs to reflect the sun’s energy can dramatically reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and reduce the amount of pollution that flows to our rivers and beaches.”

Brazen words and actions have been the hallmark of this campaign, which is pushing the community not only to stand up for their rights as tenants, but to also reconsider social and political marginalization itself. About 80 percent of the neighborhood’s residents live below the poverty line, and the majority speaks either Spanish or Mandarin as a first language. But in a society where immigrant women who speak little English are often bullied, intimidated or ignored, these women are loud, assertive and highly public about their right to live with dignity.

During the spring, runners paid visit to schools to talk to children about the group’s peace initiative. Young said those outreach efforts continued in the summer at community centers across the United States.

According to the center’s interim executive director, Charley Bowman, one of the best options going forward would be to turn the airbase into a giant solar array, which he said could increase the area’s renewable energy output by as much as 50 percent and create more than 600 new, higher paying jobs.